Gibbs: Obama 'likely' to seek re-election - and cooperate with GOP on entitlement reform & deficit [View All]

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Gibbs makes it semi-official: Obama 'likely' to seek re-election

In case there's any doubt, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said today that it's very likely President Obama will seek re-election in 2012. "There's a lot of work that's left to do," Gibbs said on CNN's State of the Union, adding what figures to be one of Obama's election year arguments.

To be sure, Gibbs said Obama has not formally told him he's running again, "but I would assume ... most people are planning for that likely to happen, yes."

Those people include top White House aide David Axelrod, who will be moving back to Chicago in late January or early February ... to help set up Obama's re-election organization.

During his CNN appearance, Gibbs also talked about possible areas of cooperation between Obama and congressional Republicans, including the incoming GOP House majority. Possibilities include entitlement reform, education, and ways to reduce the massive federal debt...